Kobe, JP to Kansas City, US (JPUKB to USMKC)
Current ocean freight between Kobe and Kansas City starts at $10,064 per 20' container and at $11,376 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 24 to 25 days under Skypace contracts with Evergreen and 1 other carrier.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($11,376) sits 39% above the $8,205 average of the 6 weekly rate checks recorded since May 18, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, CMA CGM) is filed at $8,064 ocean freight — $3,312 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Kobe and Kansas City.
Rates checked on Sep 27, 2026.
Each rate below is broken into its price components: ocean freight, origin terminal charges and destination terminal charges, in USD per container. The freight column covers ocean carriage of a 40'HC container only — any component a carrier has not published is shown as TBA, never estimated or silently bundled.
| Carrier | Departure | Transit | Ocean freight (40'HC) | Origin charges | Destination charges | Port cutoff | Valid until | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $11,376 | $353 | $452 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 25 days | $8,064 | $347 | $285 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 24 days | $8,064 | $347 | $285 | Select & Quote |
Some sailings are filed via a nearby alternative port and are marked Alt POL (origin side), Alt POD (destination side) or Alt POL/POD. Prices on such rows apply to that alternative routing, not to this page's primary port pair.
Rates last fetched on
3 sailings available · Transit: 24–25 days · 2 carriers